text: DCC is useful in identifying molecules with unusual binding properties, and provides synthetic routes to complex molecules that arent easily accessible by other means. These include smart materials, foldamers, self-assembling molecules with interlocking architectures and new soft materials. The application of DCC to detect volatile bioactive compounds, i.e.' the amplification and sensing of scent, was proposed in a concept paper. Recently, DCC was also used to study the abiotic origins of life.